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Special Programs, Art & Public Policy

Courses

Traditions in Narrative
Iranian Cinema
Topics in [Brazil, South Africa, China, Cuba] Culture: History, Culture, and Expression through the Literary, Visual and Performing Arts

Education

B.A., New York University
M.A., Psychology, New York University
M.A., Near Eastern Studies, New York University
Ph.D., Near Eastern Studies, New York University

Biography

As Vice Dean of Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Dr. Shirazi became the architect of the Tisch School's special and international programs and collaborations, designing and implementing various non-degree programs and curricula to compliment and enhance the School's existing departments. Her expertise in business, finance, and her profound belief in global education has yielded great benefits for the Tisch community. She developed arts enrichment programs for in-service educators, pre-college programs for high school students, introductory arts courses for non-majors, special semester programs for visiting students, and many international programs.  She is the founder of NYU's International Student Film Festival - Next Reel. 

Dean Shirazi also spearheaded the creation of Institute for Artists and Global Change and Tisch's forthcoming satellite campus in Singapore.  Under her direction, the Tisch School now sponsors six academic year programs abroad: one in London in collaboration with the BBC and Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts; in Dublin in collaboration with the Irish Film Centre and University College Dublin; in Johannesburg in collaboration with the University of Witswatesrand; in Havana in collaboration with the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba and the Cuban National Institute of Film and Television (ICAIC); in Prague in collaboration with the Prague Film and Television Academy of the Performing Arts; and in Shanghai in collaboration with the Shanghai Theatre Academy.  In addition to the academic year abroad programs, there are summer programs offered through Tisch in many countries, including France, Italy, Ireland, England, the Czech Republic, Ghana, and the Netherlands.

In addition to her duties as Vice Dean, Dr. Shirazi is also an associate arts professor at the Tisch School and teaches "Iranian Cinema," "Traditions in Narrative," and a course which studies a different country each academic term including Brazil, South Africa, Cuba and China - "Topics in _____ Culture: History, Culture, and Expression through the Literary, Visual and Performing Arts."  Her academic research interests include world literature and cinema, artistic expression and cultural traditions of countries in political transition and "mental cinema."